Philadelphia students have a new reading and writing curriculum − a literacy expert explains what’s changing
The new curriculum is grounded in research on how kids best learn to read. But it will take teachers time to learn which ...
Arizona Daily Star3d
Tucson ‘church school’ used as tool to instill fear, shame in students
"Indoctrination school" at Tucson church thrives under Arizona's home-schooling rules. Former students say it used shunning ...
EdSource3d
What to know about changes in STEM math placement at California community colleges
Starting next year, more STEM majors in community colleges will be enrolled directly into calculus, skipping prerequisites, ...
Oregon community colleges helps math add up for students with new teaching approach
Seed funding from Oregon Community Foundation and The Ford Family Foundation launched reforms that today are upending the ...
Quincy Herald-Whig3d
New QPS K-5 curriculum "starting to come together"
Walking into a classroom at Rooney Elementary, instructional coach Heather Humphrey sees students sitting on the floor of the ...
Smithsonian Magazine19d
Two High Schoolers Found an ‘Impossible’ Proof for a 2,000-Year-Old Math Rule—Then, They Discovered Nine More
Calcea Johnson via MMA In December 2022, a high school in Louisiana challenged its students with a bonus math question that came with a $500 cash prize: Using trigonometry, they had to create a ...
The New York Times25d
Why Democracy Lives and Dies by Math
By Siobhan Roberts “Math is power” is the tag line of a new documentary, “Counted Out,” currently making the rounds at festivals and community screenings. (It will have a limited ...